Political Quotes

“My people who have lost their jobs through no fault of their own, these are salt of the earth people, people who want to work, who want to enjoy the American life as we enjoy it here in this Chamber. Yet they are being deprived oftentimes of getting the skills they need to enable them to go out and to compete. These are folks who have worked at steel foundries, they have worked at heavy manufacturing jobs. Those jobs are disappearing from my district. They need to go back; they need to learn how to become computer literate. They need new technological skills. Without them, they are destined to be jobless. We just simply cannot forget those people. I applaud the fact that we have a booming economy. I applaud the fact that in Redmond, Washington, I have heard some of the average salaries are at six figures. But I have got people who are struggling to survive. This Congress cannot forget those Americans. If we do, we are being negligent and we are failing. We are failing not only our individual constituents, but we are failing this country.”